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US 2012 carbon price to hit US$13.70
The first year of trading under president Obama`s proposed emissions cap-and-trade scheme should see carbon allowances traded at an average price of US$13.70, according to research from analyst firm Point Carbon. Based on projections in the President`s first budget which estimated that a US-wide cap-and-trade scheme would raise US$646bn between 2012 and 2019, Point Carbon calculated that the administration is expecting US carbon allowances to be priced at US$13.70 in 2012. The calculation assumes that approximately 80 per cent of the economy would have to meet a cap on greenhouse gas emissions ... |
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UK environment agency to police aviation in emissions trading
The Environment Agency will police a new scheme to include aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, the government announced this week. Until now aviation has not been included in the EU ETS – which allow businesses to trade permits to emit carbon – but a recent agreement in Brussels means the scheme will apply to all flights arriving and departing EU airports from 1 January 2012. Each country will be given specific airlines to police. As the UK regulator for England and Wales, the Environment Agency will ensure that airlines correctly monitor their emissions in the lead-up to joining the ... |
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